New York Hill (also known as "Allende El Mar") aerial photograph

'This aerial photo of the 30-acre plateau known as New York Hill was taken November 25, 1974. The name derives from the location there of a USGS monument, one of a series on the peninsula named after U.S. States. At the lower left corner is the home of the then-owner, Robert Allen, located on Punta Place. In the upper left is the land where Via Lopez and a baseball field is now located. At the time, New York Hill was farmed by a Japanese-American tenant who grew garbanzo beans there. In 1974, the land was subdivided by Allen into 30 residential lots, with the selling prices ranging from $60,000 to $140,000, depending on size and location. The streets Paseo La Cresta and a small loop, La Cresta Place, were part of the project. [The area] was marketed as Allende El Mar, a name that never "stuck". A 1979 book, The Falcon and the Snowman, tells the story of two young peninsula residents, Andrew Daulton Lee and Christopher John Boyce, who were convicted and sentenced for taking classified satellite information from their employer, TRW, and selling it to the Soviet Union. Boyce was an avid falconer and the book describes an incident when Boyce discovered that one of his favorite locations for flying his birds is being subdivided into residential lots. To express his dismay, he poured sugar into the fuel tanks of the grading equipment. To prevent a recurrence, the contractor built an enclosure in which the machines were subsequently stored and secured at night. That was on New York Hill in 1974. Location: Montemalaga, Palos Verdes Estates, CA.', Contributed by email from Barbara and Dave Hart.
Abstract/Description: 'This aerial photo of the 30-acre plateau known as New York Hill was taken November 25, 1974. The name derives from the location there of a USGS monument, one of a series on the peninsula named after U.S. States. At the lower left corner is the home of the then-owner, Robert Allen, located on Punta Place. In the upper left is the land where Via Lopez and a baseball field is now located. At the time, New York Hill was farmed by a Japanese-American tenant who grew garbanzo beans there. In 1974, the land was subdivided by Allen into 30 residential lots, with the selling prices ranging from $60,000 to $140,000, depending on size and location. The streets Paseo La Cresta and a small loop, La Cresta Place, were part of the project. [The area] was marketed as Allende El Mar, a name that never "stuck". A 1979 book, The Falcon and the Snowman, tells the story of two young peninsula residents, Andrew Daulton Lee and Christopher John Boyce, who were convicted and sentenced for taking classified satellite information from their employer, TRW, and selling it to the Soviet Union. Boyce was an avid falconer and the book describes an incident when Boyce discovered that one of his favorite locations for flying his birds is being subdivided into residential lots. To express his dismay, he poured sugar into the fuel tanks of the grading equipment. To prevent a recurrence, the contractor built an enclosure in which the machines were subsequently stored and secured at night. That was on New York Hill in 1974. Location: Montemalaga, Palos Verdes Estates, CA.'
Subject(s): Aerial views
Palos Verdes Estates (Calif.)
1971-1980
Date Created: 1974-11-25
Title: New York Hill (also known as "Allende El Mar") aerial photograph.
Name(s): Hart, Barbara and Dave, contributor
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1974-11-25
Abstract/Description: 'This aerial photo of the 30-acre plateau known as New York Hill was taken November 25, 1974. The name derives from the location there of a USGS monument, one of a series on the peninsula named after U.S. States. At the lower left corner is the home of the then-owner, Robert Allen, located on Punta Place. In the upper left is the land where Via Lopez and a baseball field is now located. At the time, New York Hill was farmed by a Japanese-American tenant who grew garbanzo beans there. In 1974, the land was subdivided by Allen into 30 residential lots, with the selling prices ranging from $60,000 to $140,000, depending on size and location. The streets Paseo La Cresta and a small loop, La Cresta Place, were part of the project. [The area] was marketed as Allende El Mar, a name that never "stuck". A 1979 book, The Falcon and the Snowman, tells the story of two young peninsula residents, Andrew Daulton Lee and Christopher John Boyce, who were convicted and sentenced for taking classified satellite information from their employer, TRW, and selling it to the Soviet Union. Boyce was an avid falconer and the book describes an incident when Boyce discovered that one of his favorite locations for flying his birds is being subdivided into residential lots. To express his dismay, he poured sugar into the fuel tanks of the grading equipment. To prevent a recurrence, the contractor built an enclosure in which the machines were subsequently stored and secured at night. That was on New York Hill in 1974. Location: Montemalaga, Palos Verdes Estates, CA.'
Identifier(s): YSPS04-12-03 (local)
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Contributed by email from Barbara and Dave Hart.
Subject(s): Aerial views
Palos Verdes Estates (Calif.)
1971-1980
Held by: Palos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library
Location: Local History Center
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